Setup Configurable Products in KatanaPIM

Manage imported products in the KatanaPIM Connect Products grid. View PIM data, create Magento products, and control synchronization.

Accessing the Grid

Navigate to Katana PIM → Products in the admin menu.

Grid Columns

Additional columns (hidden by default): URL Key, Magento Product ID, Parent ID, GrandParent ID, Created, Magento Updated.

How Products Enter the Grid

Products appear in this grid through API Import from KatanaPIM:

• Full Sync — Imports all products from PIM
• Incremental Sync — Imports only changed products

This can be triggered via CLI commands (katana:import:full, katana:import:incremental) or the toolbar buttons in the grid.

What happens next depends on your configuration:

• Auto create enabled — Sync automatically creates/updates Magento products after importing to the grid
• Auto create disabled — Products stay in the grid as intermediate data; use mass actions to manually create them in Magento

Configure this at Stores → Configuration → KatanaPIM → Automation → Auto create new products.

Grid Actions

Toolbar Buttons

Mass Actions

Row Actions

Understanding "Needs Update"

The Needs Update column indicates sync status:

The module compares data hashes between PIM and Magento to detect changes.

Working with Skipped Products

Mark products as Skipped to exclude them from automatic synchronization:

When to skip:

• Products not ready for Magento
• Test products in PIM
• Products for different channels

How to skip:

1. Select products using checkboxes
2. Choose Mark Products as Skipped from mass actions
3. Confirm the action

Skipped products won't be created/updated during cron runs.

Creating Magento Products

Manual Creation

Automatic Creation

Force Update

Filtering Products

Use the filter row to find specific products:

• Text search - Search across name, SKU
• Type filter - Filter by Katana type or Magento type
• Status filter - Filter by Magento status
• Skipped filter - Show only skipped/non-skipped
• Needs Update filter - Show only items needing sync
• Date range - Filter by update date

Workflow Example

First-time import:

1. Run Sync Full to import all products
2. Review products in the grid
3. Mark unwanted products as Skipped
4. Select products to create
5. Use Update/Create Magento Products
6. Verify in Magento catalog

Ongoing maintenance:

1. Cron runs Incremental Sync automatically
2. Changed products appear with Needs Update = Yes
3. Auto-create handles new products (if enabled)
4. Existing products are updated automatically

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